Encephalitis
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Encephalitis Symptoms
Symptoms of encephalitis include:
Body aches
Fatigue
Fever
Headache
:
May be mild to moderate
Nausea
Rash
:
Could be generalized red
rash
similar to
viral exanthem
Less commonly, it could look like
bruises
or broken blood vessels in the skin
Sensitivity to bright light
Vomiting
Symptoms of
severe
encephalitis include:
Severe
headache
Neck pain
Neck stiffness
Arm weakness (unilateral)
Leg weakness (unilateral)
Arm and leg weakness (unilateral)
Lethargy:
Excessive sleepiness or drowsiness
Confusion
Seizure
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Equine encephalitis
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Herpes encephalitis
Japanese encephalitis
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Neck pain
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Last Updated: Aug 24, 2008
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Encephalitis References:
Debiasi RL, Tyler KL. Molecular methods for diagnosis of viral encephalitis. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2004 Oct;17(4):903-25, table of contents.
Kennedy PG. Viral encephalitis: causes, differential diagnosis, and management. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2004 Mar;75 Suppl 1:i10-5.
Vernet G. Diagnosis of zoonotic viral encephalitis. Arch Virol Suppl. 2004;(18):231-44.
